Moses stepped forward and pressed the pitch-black Aura mass against the small green umbrella on Hisoka's head, which had been aggressively expanding its territory.
The moment the small green umbrella was touched by the black Aura mass, it was as if it had been doused in strong sulfuric acid The vibrant green canopy withered and decayed in an instant, and even the roots embedded in Hisoka's forehead silently turned to ash.
Immediately after, like a chain reaction, the plants all over Hisoka's body gradually withered and then turned into dust in a matter of seconds.
In less than a minute-
These mysterious plants, which had tormented Hisoka for months, were completely annihilated under the erosion of the Withered Emotion Fragment.
"It seems like there's no issue."
Moses nodded slightly.
In fact, Moses hadn't been entirely confident about using the Withered Emotion Fragment to deal with these highly invasive plants.
Fortunately, the process went smoothly and there was no waste.
As the plants and flowers turned to ashes, Hisoka felt an overwhelming sense of relief.
He didn't care at all that he was still naked.
Right in front of Moses, he stretched his arms wide and performed several exaggerated stretches, all while releasing his Aura at full capacity.
A torrent of bright Aura surged from Hisoka's body, continuously expanding and undulating, just like Hisoka's emotions, which is now completely unleashed.
Moses glanced at Hisoka's lower half and raised an eyebrow.
Hisoka, who was stretching, caught a glimpse of Moses's reaction out of the corner of his eye and smirked slightly.
'It's just a normal physiological response, nothing strange about it.'
That was what Hisoka thought to himself, but then he heard Moses's words.
"Hisoka, yours is gone."
"?"
Hisoka was stunned, and then heard Moses continue:
"Uh… it seems like the upper half is gone too."
"???"
Hisoka was stunned again and subconsciously looked down at his lower half.
Just as Moses had said, there was nothing left in that place.
Surprised, Hisoka raised his gaze and looked at his chest.
Sure enough, that area was also completely smooth, with nothing left but unblemished skin.
Moses looked at Hisoka's appearance at the moment, and the mannequins in the clothing stores immediately appeared in his mind...
In a way, they weren't much different from the current Hisoka.
Strangely, Hisoka didn't seem too shocked.
It seemed that to him, the disappearance of certain organs... was less important than the battle that was about to begin.
"How fascinating~"
Hisoka snapped out of his daze and curiously reached down to touch the now completely altered area.
No-
More accurately, the area where something had entirely vanished.
"Well, at least it saves me the trouble of putting on clothes..."
Hisoka casually withdrew his hand, and then turned his gaze to Moses, with an irrepressible gleam in his eyes.
"Let's fight, Moses!"
"Oh, sure. Don't say I didn't give you time to recover."
Moses remained calm.
Fulfilling their agreement was the reason he had come here.
But as long as there was no rush, he didn't mind giving Hisoka a few days to recuperate.
However, since Hisoka couldn't wait any longer, of course Moses had no objections.
Hisoka had been waiting for this moment far too long.
Seeing that Moses agreed, the corners of his mouth almost stretched to the limit. In the next instant, he condensed the surging Aura on his body into a tight layer around his skin.
[Ken]
Hisoka's body was enveloped in a steady, dense Aura, and then he shot towards Moses like an arrow loosed from a bow.
Seeing Hisoka charge at him eagerly, Moses suppressed the urge to cut him down in one strike.
If the fight ended too quickly, he won't be able to use Hisoka to test the effect of [Gyo: Phase Force].
Moses didn't conjure the Black Sword, but he also didn't make any other moves. He simply stood his ground, ready to adapt.
Hisoka narrowed his eyes, stepped into the attack range, and then swung his right arm in an exaggerated arc, driving his fist straight toward Moses's face.
At the same time-
Hisoka's other hand flicked backward, and a pink sticky Aura Thread emerged from the palm of his left hand, and the other end of the pink sticky Aura Thread wrapped around the place where Moses was standing.
This pink sticky Aura Thread was set up by Hisoka when he was stretching in front of Moses just now.
Though it was a preemptive move made before the official start of the fight, due to a certain reason, Hisoka didn't see anything wrong with this tactic.
As he activated the contraction ability of Bungee Gum, the pink sticky Aura Thread wrapped around Moses' feet and the surrounding pebbles suddenly yanked backward.
Instantly, Moses lost his balance and his entire upper body fell backwards.
Right at that moment, Hisoka's fist arrived as expected.
However-
Even though Moses was off-balance and had briefly lost sight of Hisoka's attack, he seemed to still be able to see the trajectory of Hisoka's attack clearly.
He casually raised his right hand and accurately blocked Hisoka's incoming fist with his palm.
Bang!
A shockwave erupted between their fist and palm.
Moses effortlessly blocked the punch.
Hisoka was not surprised by this, or rather, he had anticipated this situation.
Moreover, from a leverage standpoint, compared to Moses, who had lost his balance, Hisoka held an absolute advantage.
Hisoka poured more strength into his right arm, intending to press Moses straight into the ground while maintaining his dominant position.
At the same time, his left hand, which is still attached to the pink sticky Aura Thread, swung upward in a sweeping motion, flinging the other end of the thread toward Moses's back.
Sshhkk-
Instantly, the Bungee Gum stuck to Moses's feet and back, forcing his body to arch slightly like a shrimp.
But just as Hisoka released the Bungee Gum, Moses's left hand was already moving toward his face.
Along with the left hand came an inexplicable force of oppression.
At this moment, Hisoka still had the strength to counter Moses's palm strike, after which he could freely unleash his assault.
But Hisoka chose to retreat violently, putting some distance between himself and Moses in an instant.
"Oh?"
Moses was taken aback.
He hadn't expected Hisoka to be so cautious that he would rather abandon a perfect offensive opportunity just to avoid unnecessary risks.
'This… wasn't very un-Hisoka.'
'Or...'
'Was it because I had tricked him too many times before that he was overly cautious now?'
Seeing Hisoka retreating, Moses didn't dwell on it. He twisted his body mid-air and landed in a slightly awkward stance.
Then, he released a burst of Aura, propelling his body backward at high speed.
With the distance between them rapidly increasing, the pink sticky Aura Thread attached to their bodies suddenly lost its tension.
Moyou broke off the Bungee Gum without much effort, and the pebbles that were stuck together immediately clatter to the ground.
After breaking off the Bungee Gum, Moses looked at Hisoka, who was already repositioning for another attack, with a slightly strange look in his eyes.
"Hisoka, don't you think it's a pity to let go of such a good opportunity just now?"
"I was wondering the same thing..."
Hisoka scooped up a handful of pebbles from the ground and squinted his eyes, saying, "You had such a good opportunity just now, but you still didn't use the Nen Clone you hid in advance. That's not like you."
"Huh?"
Moses was stunned for a moment, then he immediately understood.
'This guy...'
'Noticed that I had no shadow, and then assumed I hid my shadow clone in advance?'
'Is that why he's so cautious?'
'No wonder he would secretly set up a Bungee Gum before the battle without any psychological burden.'
"Hisoka, you've got it wrong… This is a serious duel. Why would I do something like hiding a clone beforehand?"
"Heh."
"..."